The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-03-31
A HALLOWED SPOT
Where one of the Daughters of Gen.
Robert E. Lee Lies Buried.

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While attending the last session of the
Tar River Association. | fell into the ia
thcrly hands Of eX-Sheriff Jones, who lives
about five miles from Browns church at
which place the Association IN It. II
Jones is a gentleman of the al school and
di spensed a generous hospitality to his tenn
porary guests with that ouict. uoassrming
dignity characteristic of the old school
Southerner. Incidentally, in conversation
MT his table, he mentioned the fact that
Gen. Lee had dincd with him ,nce since
tho war whilst visiting the grave of his
daughter Anne. lie stated that she WAS
buried in his fathers family graveyard
near the Warren White SULPHUR Springs, of
which his father was proprietor and owner.
As the grave yard was not far from our
route to the church, we decided to start
early one morning under the guidance of
the Sheriff, to visit the grave After a
brisk drive in the fresh morning air of early
autumn. we came in sight of the graveyard
lying to the left of the road to the Springs
Me drove into the field, secured our horse.
and passed through the iron cate into one
of the most beautiful country gravc-vards
it has ever been nv sad privilege to visit.
1t is true that II was not dressed and tend
ed as some such places about our towns
and cities are. vet If had a uuicf beauty of
its own. The wild grass grew luxuriantly
over the modest mounds above the dead
The fresh morning air scattered the dew
from Tie flowers below, and froM the
branches of the trees above. as if nature
would weep over the sacred dust of the H.
nucent and Dure that silent beneath Nature
and solitude there rcigncd alone and their
reign is sometimes more bencfcent and
sheir presence more impressive thanaII fine
dispIav Of artificial nomp or fine daftact
touches of thn artistic or scientific hand
Imay seem to he sadly deficient in aos-
thetic taste, but to nv eve. sometimes thrrp
i, more beauty to be found in the ouet
country graveyard, where flowers bloom
that are not planted by human hands over
which tho birds of tho norpirr, cinr sor,,
70 Which apoeIs NAV Iistcn pear vIfcl, t,o
brook mnrmurs on its wov to thn ,ao tIan
can be foupd in the MAGNIFICENT cities If
the dead near our great centres of trade OF
commercial life Sncr I bavn ,,ondorad
often amid such, for since the active duties
of life commenced, my home has been
mostly in town or city, and have noticed
the polished shaft, the fulsome eulogies in
the forms of epitaphS, the graveled walk
the clipped grass, but for quiet beauty and
for thoughts that roam heavenward and
commune With the glorilicd there. give nc
at times at least the quiet country grave
yard. Do You ask me, fellow pilgrim, WHY
this pref renee can answer YOU in one
SNORT sentence. In Just SUCH spot S.eep
my mother and my father. Your pardon,
reader, nave wandered from my subject.
onerih Jones theh lea Us to modest
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"oo"t'iclH eilleIt"ih' vi one size were ems
Nieu 'heSe WoloS' Anne I. Lee, daughter
ol "eh- IL. l.. Lee ana Mary I. Lee. On
"hother sine' the words, Born az Airing